Media Advisories

The U.S. Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission will convene its second meeting on May 23-24 at the U.S. Department of Education. The two-day meeting will provide a general update on progress since the last commission meeting, including a summary of outreach activities...

Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights, will address the National Pan-Hellenic Council Community Leaders Empowerment Summit Saturday in Washington, D.C. Ali will discuss her office's work in tackling the achievement gap among minority students and promoting...

Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will join directors of other federal agencies’ faith-based and neighborhood centers initiatives at a roundtable at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 23 at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give the luncheon plenary address at the 4th annual conference of Communities for Public Education Reform (CPER) at Noon on Monday, May 23, in Alexandria, Va. He will address the importance of widespread community support in order for education...

U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will visit Lake International School in Denver and Fulton Elementary School in Aurora, Colo., on Monday, May 23, to meet with students and school leaders.

U.S. Department of Education’s Joanne Weiss will participate in a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research conference on Monday, May 23, in Washington, D.C. She will discuss the role of the federal government in driving school improvement.

Director of the Office of Educational Technology Karen Cator will contribute her insight, knowledge and experience during two informative panels during the Software Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) annual Ed Tech Summit in San Francisco taking place May 23-24.

U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will give the commencement address for the Graduate School of Education & Psychology at Pepperdine University on Saturday, May 21 at 3 p.m. in Alumni Park in Malibu, Calif.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will share her views on the importance of higher education with the Southwestern Illinois College class of 2011 at the college's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 19. Kanter will address about 250 graduates at 7 p.m. on the school's campus in...

Michael Robbins, senior advisor for nonprofit partnerships, will give remarks at the Boys and Girls Clubs of America National Conference in New Orleans on Thursday, May 19, at 10 a.m. He will discuss how Boys and Girls Clubs and other community-based organizations can partner with schools to...